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• Councils in England pressed to allow pubs to open early for World Cup final

  17-08-2023 23:52 via ft.com
  Lionesses’ Sunday morning clash with Spain means licensing extensions should be fast-tracked, says Gove
  
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• Labour rows back on workers’ rights to blunt Tory ‘anti-business’ claims

  17-08-2023 22:00 via ft.com
  Starmer dilutes pledge to boost protections for gig economy as party focuses on winning over Britain’s corporate leaders
  
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• UK taxes: give us your views

  17-08-2023 19:34 via ft.com
  Are concerned about future policies as the general election looms?
  
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• Scottish by-election highlights Labour and SNP differences over Brexit

  17-08-2023 18:00 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter, Scotland’s budget deficit is flattered by North Sea oil revenues
  
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• Falling birth rate highlights UK’s demographic challenges

  17-08-2023 16:18 via ft.com
  Number of live births in England and Wales last year was lowest since 2002
  
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• Global economy on the brink as 'butterfly effect' of China risks major crisis

  17-08-2023 15:56 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Low growth, high interest rates and inflation coupled with fears over the Chinese economy raise the threat of "a major economic crisis", an expert has said.
  
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• Britney Spears' net worth: How much could star lose in divorce

  17-08-2023 14:45 via express.co.uk
  
  Britney Spears has amassed millions during her career, from chart-topping album success to sell-out world tours.
  
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• Pensioner 'in tears' as he faced losing family home to tripled mortgage payments

  17-08-2023 14:12 via express.co.uk
  
  Philip Jenner from Gloucester was left in a state of dread when his mortgage repayments more than tripled from £533 to £1,666 a month.
  
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• UK corporate profitability remains stable despite ‘greedflation’ claims

  17-08-2023 13:46 via ft.com
  Official data for first 3 months of 2023 supports Bank of England’s view that profit margins not pushing up inflation
  
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• Mortgage interest rates hell could spell 'gloomy picture' of house market 'stagnation'

  17-08-2023 13:27 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Experts fear that huge surges in the price of monthly mortgage payments could hit the housing market at both ends.
  
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• Man who made fortune predicting 2008 world financial crash bets £1.2bn it'll happen again

  17-08-2023 13:19 via express.co.uk
  
  Michael Burry's firm has bought large positions which will reap rewards if the Nasdaq and S&P 500 stock indices go down.
  
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• ‘Absolutely brutal’: Average new mortgage payments set to rise £288 a month

  17-08-2023 11:26 via express.co.uk
  
  People renewing their mortgage over the next 12 months could be £3,456 worse off on average each year.
  
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• Man asks if 1965 Premium Bond would have been better spent in savings account

  17-08-2023 10:50 via express.co.uk
  
  He claimed the Premium Bonds' monetary value would have vastly increased if he had put it in a conventional savings account.
  
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• Why Sunak’s silly inflation target matters

  17-08-2023 10:30 via ft.com
  Voters’ expectations for deflation mean the government will face continued anger
  
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• State pension warning as triple lock could be ditched for ‘less generous’ alternative

  17-08-2023 10:20 via express.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE: Ministers may soon have to revise the triple lock policy as state pension payments become increasingly unaffordable.
  
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• Shawbrook Bank offers market-leading 4.43% interest rate on easy access ISA

  17-08-2023 09:37 via express.co.uk
  
  Savers are being urged to "keep an eye on the ISA market" as interest rates fluctuate, and Shawbrook is currently topping the table.
  
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• Scandal-hit children’s care homes up for sale by private equity owner

  17-08-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  UK authorities found young people at three Hesley establishments were subjected to abuse and neglect
  
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• New pain for China’s property sector

  17-08-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  
  UK inflation slows to 6.8% in July as energy prices fall
  
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• EY warns UK staff over pay as it trims jobs

  17-08-2023 06:00 via ft.com
  Big Four accounting firm has been hit by slowdown in demand for some services
  
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• Health leaders welcome new UK cancer targets but warn more ‘resources’ needed

  17-08-2023 01:01 via ft.com
  Expert say altering standards alone will not be enough to improve vital services
  
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